Harvest at Pleasant Plains

Historical marker location:

1842 Kenyon Street Northwest, Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Kenyon Street Northwest west of 19th Street Northwest.)

ca. 1750

The District was the site of one of the first major race riots in U.S. history: The Washington, D.C. race riot of 1919 was sparked by tensions between white and black residents and lasted for several days. It resulted in 15 deaths and over 100 injuries.